032125WarmUp

Welcome to another year of GrokIt!

GrokIt originally appeared 2 years ago. While teaching at RHS, I conceived it as the digital equivalent of the Do Now or activator you may be used to other teachers giving to you to start the class.

Interestingly enough, I believe the blog has taken up a much more important role in my classes.

I envision using GrokIt as a hi-tech portal to get you and your energies focused on the class topics of the day by hyperlinking around the net to:

•discover state-of the-art technologies

•bump into some engaging topic

•just enjoy a fun and interesting website.

My hope is to try to kindle a spark of interest in computers and technology.

After all, the World Wide Web and everything in it was created by software developers, computer programmers, web designers, all kinds of techie people of which you are the next generation.

I also want to create a class community, a public forum from which you could express your opinions and see the opinions of others about these topics.

So here's today's GrokIt.

Computers, computers, computers....they're everywhere!

Take a look at some inventions that contributed to the development of the computer.

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/this_is_a_computer.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+readwriteweb+(ReadWriteWeb)

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0004637.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/search.php?terms=inventions&media=video

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/of_inventions.htm

http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/hsclist.htm

http://listverse.com/2009/03/29/top-10-ancient-inventions-you-think-are-modern/

http://listverse.com/2009/06/07/10-more-ancient-inventions-you-think-are-modern/

Pick one invention and tell us how it works

Leave a comment!

032025WarmUp

Today's GrokIt: 

Think personal computers have been around for a long time?

Behold, the history of personal computing, before your very eyes!

Step into the wayback machine and visit an online computer museum @ http://www.digibarn.com/collections/index.html#collection.

Find the funkiest computer and tell me about it.

Leave a comment and a picture of your favorite on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

030725WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

Still a little diffident about coding. Check out: Free Coding - Rodocodo 

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

021425WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

Ever been to Interand?

Check it out @ Play Interland - Be Internet Awesome

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

012825WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

So you got introduced to Snap. Check out the Snap tutorials:

https://forum.snap.berkeley.edu/c/how-to/20

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

012725WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

We're jumping into coding and starting with a new IDE: SNAP

https://bjc.edc.org/bjc-r/course/bjc4nyc.html

Click on unit 1 and follow along.

Mr. DeMarco

012425WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

Try out these puzzles:

https://api.razzlepuzzles.com/zuzu#:~:text=Enjoy%20Zuzu,%20a%20binary%20puzzle%20game%20that

https://maththebeautiful.com/binary-search/#:~:text=Interactive%20Binary%20Search%20Game.%20Updated

How about Autodraw?

AutoDraw

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

011525WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

I can show you the world

Shining, shimmering, splendid...........

A whole new world

A dazzling place I never knew

But when I’m way up here

It’s crystal clear

That now, I’m in a whole new world with you

Well, I can't show you the world but GeoGeusser can!

Go to OpenGuessr - Let's explore the world!

Sign in with Google.

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

01/10/25WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

Since we're in the visual design world, try these activities:

https://type.method.ac/#

https://color.method.ac/

https://bezier.method.ac/

https://avark.agency/designers-eye/

https://cantunsee.space/

Leave a comment on Slack!

Mr. DeMarco

010825WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

So you're creating icons. What do you need to think about?

Check it out @ 10 Tips for Designing Icons | Domestika

And how about Creating Great Icons: What to Consider When Designing (marketing4ecps.com)

Leave a comment!

Mr. DeMarco

010725WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

What is an icon?

Among many definitions:

a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an app, an object (such as a file), or a function (such as the command to save)

Icons can represent people as well.

Find an example of an icon and post it on Slack

Mr. DeMarco

010225WarmUp

Today's GrokIt: 

Remember the binary system? Representing numbers using only 2 digits? All those 1's and 0's?

Still can't remember how it works? Look it up @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_numeral_system

Can you count from 1 to 10 in binary? Try it!

Use the ascii chart @ http://sticksandstones.kstrom.com/appen.html  to convert the phrase "Hello World" into binary.

Check your answer using the binary encoder @ https://www.rapidtables.com/convert/number/binary-to-ascii.html

Double check your answer using the binary/ascii converter @ https://www.rapidtables.com/convert/number/binary-to-ascii.html

Leave a comment in English and in binary!

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